<s>
3D	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
(	O
commonly	O
shortened	O
to	O
3DMM	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
children	O
's	O
computer	B-Application
program	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Home	I-Application
's	O
Microsoft	O
Kids	O
subsidiary	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
features	O
two	O
helper	O
characters	O
to	O
guide	O
users	O
through	O
the	O
various	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
:	O
The	O
character	O
McZee	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Michael	O
Shapiro	O
)	O
,	O
shared	O
from	O
other	O
Microsoft	O
Kids	O
products	O
like	O
Creative	B-Operating_System
Writer	I-Operating_System
,	O
provides	O
help	O
throughout	O
the	O
studio	O
while	O
his	O
assistant	O
Melanie	O
provides	O
other	O
various	O
tutorials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Nickelodeon	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
instead	O
guided	O
by	O
Stick	O
Stickly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
broader	O
ambitions	O
towards	O
multimedia	O
software	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
then-new	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
home	O
computer	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
3D	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
is	O
built	O
on	O
BRender	B-Application
,	O
a	O
software	O
rasterized	O
3D	O
graphics	O
engine	O
created	O
by	O
Argonaut	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
models	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
were	O
made	O
by	O
Illumin8	O
Digital	O
Pictures	O
(	O
a	O
now-defunct	O
graphics	O
studio	O
)	O
using	O
Softimage	B-Device
modeling	O
software	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
cinematic	O
introduction	O
and	O
help	O
sequences	O
were	O
made	O
by	O
Productions	O
Jarnigoine	O
,	O
a	O
now-inactive	O
production	O
company	O
founded	O
by	O
Jean-Jacques	O
Tremblay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
named	O
Space	O
Goat	O
created	O
the	O
website	O
3dmm.com	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
upload	O
movies	O
and	O
mods	O
for	O
3DMM	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
3dmm.com	O
is	O
still	O
used	O
today	O
by	O
many	O
3DMM	B-Application
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
open-sourcing	B-Application
of	O
the	O
licensed	O
BRender	B-Application
engine	O
prior	O
in	O
similar	O
fashion	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
under	O
the	B-License
MIT	I-License
License	I-License
in	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
following	O
a	O
request	O
by	O
Foone	O
Turing	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
a	O
month	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Filmmaking	O
in	O
3D	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
straightforward	O
process	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
various	O
kinds	O
of	O
movies	O
with	O
ease	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
actors	O
and	O
props	O
are	O
rendered	O
as	O
polygonal	B-Algorithm
meshes	I-Algorithm
with	O
affine	O
texture	O
mapping	O
and	O
basic	O
shading	O
,	O
the	O
scene	O
backgrounds	O
instead	O
are	O
pre-rendered	O
images	O
with	O
an	O
associated	O
depth	O
buffer	O
that	O
is	O
compared	O
against	O
the	O
runtime-rendered	O
meshes	B-Algorithm
so	O
that	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
scene	O
at	O
hand	O
can	O
appear	O
to	O
occlude	O
the	O
meshes	B-Algorithm
once	O
a	O
character	O
or	O
prop	O
is	O
placed	O
behind	O
a	O
static	O
object	O
from	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
sample	O
voice	O
and	O
MIDI	O
music	O
clips	O
are	O
included	O
,	O
but	O
original	O
voices	O
can	O
be	O
recorded	O
using	O
a	O
microphone	B-Application
while	O
external	O
.wav	O
and	O
.MIDI	O
files	O
can	O
be	O
imported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
3DMM	B-Application
,	O
movies	O
are	O
recorded	O
from	O
frames	O
in	O
quick	O
succession	O
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
destructive	O
editing	O
paradigm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3DMM	B-Application
stores	O
the	O
positions	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
objects	O
for	O
each	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
finished	O
movie	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
viewed	O
inside	O
3DMM	B-Application
using	O
the	O
virtual	O
auditorium	O
or	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
unless	O
converted	O
to	O
a	O
video	O
file	O
format	O
with	O
a	O
third-party	O
utility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
's	O
user	O
interface	O
is	O
centered	O
upon	O
a	O
theater	O
building	O
consisting	O
of	O
several	O
rooms	O
:	O
the	O
ticket	O
booth	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
greeted	O
by	O
McZee	B-Application
and	O
then	O
asked	O
to	O
play	O
or	O
create	O
a	O
movie	O
;	O
the	O
lobby	O
and	O
concession	O
stand	O
;	O
the	O
theater	O
for	O
watching	O
movies	O
,	O
a	O
projecting	O
room	O
for	O
tutorials	O
for	O
3D	O
logos	O
and	O
tips	O
,	O
an	O
idea	O
room	O
for	O
movie	O
ideas	O
(	O
also	O
where	O
the	O
talent	O
book	O
stands	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
studio	O
for	O
movie-making	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
V3DMM	O
version	O
of	O
3DMM	B-Application
removes	O
the	O
surrounding	O
diegetic	O
theater	O
interface	O
and	O
thus	O
restricts	O
viewing	O
movies	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
.nmm	O
was	O
a	O
third	O
file	O
format	O
once	O
used	O
by	O
3D	O
Movies	O
,	O
but	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Nickelodeon	O
3DMM	B-Application
"	O
add-on	O
to	O
3D	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
which	O
combined	O
both	O
editions	O
in	O
one	O
program	O
,	O
this	O
has	O
been	O
deprecated	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
.3mm	O
"	O
file	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
infamous	O
Comic	O
Sans	O
font	O
,	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Bob	I-Application
,	O
made	O
its	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
3D	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japanese	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
3DMM	B-Application
was	O
released	O
with	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
popular	O
children	O
's	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
Doraemon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nickelodeon	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Nickelodeon-themed	O
version	O
of	O
3D	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
includes	O
12	O
unique	O
actors	O
and	O
11	O
unique	O
scenes	O
from	O
Rocko	B-Application
's	I-Application
Modern	I-Application
Life	I-Application
,	O
Ren	O
&	O
Stimpy	O
and	O
Aaahh	O
!!!	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
unofficial	O
expansion	O
pack	O
was	O
later	O
created	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
Nickelodeon	O
actors	O
,	O
props	O
,	O
scenes	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
sounds	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
3D	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
Bongo	O
,	O
Nakita	O
and	O
a	O
red	O
car	O
for	O
3D	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
,	O
while	O
for	O
Nickelodeon	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
they	O
are	O
Ren	O
,	O
Stimpy	O
and	O
a	O
spaceship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3DMM	B-Application
Animation	O
Pro	O
(	O
2002	O
)	O
:	O
Binds	O
mouse	O
movements	O
to	O
the	O
keyboard	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
directors	O
to	O
create	O
more	O
fluid	O
movements	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3DMM	B-Application
Expansion	O
Pack	O
(	O
2003	O
)	O
:	O
A	O
user-made	O
expansion	O
pack	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Frankie	O
's	O
Expansion	O
"	O
after	O
its	O
creator	O
Frank	O
Weindel	O
,	O
who	O
introduced	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
textures	O
,	O
actors	O
and	O
objects	O
to	O
the	O
software	O
since	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virtual	O
3D	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
(	O
V3DMM	O
;	O
2004	O
)	O
:	O
An	O
unofficial	O
third-party	O
expansion	O
management	O
program	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
include	O
their	O
own	O
customized	O
expansions	O
in	O
their	O
movies	O
and	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
freely	O
distributed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
expansions	O
include	O
characters	O
from	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
notable	O
media	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
7gen	O
(	O
2005	O
)	O
:	O
A	O
GUI	B-Application
for	O
creating	O
V3DMM	O
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3DMM	B-Application
Pencil++	O
2	O
:	O
A	O
program	O
for	O
editing	O
3D	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
datafiles	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
edit	O
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nickelodeon	O
Expansion	O
Pack	O
:	O
An	O
unofficial	O
expansion	O
pack	O
that	O
adds	O
all	O
the	O
actors	O
,	O
props	O
,	O
textures	O
,	O
scenes	O
and	O
sounds	O
from	O
Nickelodeon	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
wonderful	O
demonstration	O
of	O
technological	O
advancement	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
graphical	O
programming	O
possibilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
Matterson	O
of	O
Joystick	O
Division	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
looked	O
impossibly	O
goofy	O
even	O
by	O
1995	O
standards	O
,	O
but	O
[	O
I	O
did ]	O
love	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
taught	O
me	O
many	O
things	O
about	O
my	O
own	O
creativity	O
,	O
the	O
art	O
of	O
storytelling	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
strange	O
,	O
terrible	O
humanoid	O
creature	O
named	O
McZee	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
